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By tar e Itrjif-i u.d b. st iew report
or mr, p-u' Southern Ori:on
The Weather
Fair weather in promised for tonight
and tomorruw.
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BALLOT WILL SAHi GLAUS
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MEDFORD, OREGON, SATURDAY, JR3S8j."
No. 239.
To Vote oil Library Tax,
Three Dilfcrcnt Wet and
Dry Matters and Four
Official:'..'
ChurGhelserved Christ
mas
Exerci
Hearts
Tin lvti!"i vvIlcIi will he ufcil in the
city .I'-.-tii'ii, .l:tr.n:uy 12, will be n
lon one. r.'nl t' c return will lo. slow,
t us tliute are ti number oi mutters to
vote upi-ii. Tin- city council nut Sat
urday monthly and vote.1 to suhmit to
tlin jcnjile :i '-barter amendment pro
viding for a library fc x mid also passed
n rcaolntion calling for the election of
three ci.ituc'hiien and a niavor for 'a
term ijf two yivirs. ' J . : ' '
Upon the bullot there will be three.
different provision! relating to tho wet
and dry question. One is a straight
vote of the m-itter for or, mp.inst prohi
bition, the second Is to make the char
ter .eonforni to the local option law
of the state,1 and the' third is the , one
framed by t'onrt Hall to-have -the 'mut
ter decided each year ttt the annual
election. . All' of these matters upon
the ballot will mnke It u lengthy one.
The lihmrv tax which is to be voted
upon is a measure 'asked by the ladies
of the Greater Medford club and is to
nrnviilo a maintenance fund for a Car
negie library.
An ordinance was ; passed by the
council providjriR for the numbering
of the stref ts. . Several .changes' in the
nnmea of streets were discussed, but
no action was taken. The matter will
fn ahead now until it is conipletcd.
The ordinance fixing the' tax levy
for tho coming year was passed by the
council. The levy is fixed at 17Vj mills
as previously stated ih The Tribune.
NO NEW INDIAN MUTINY, , '
DECLABES LOBD. MOELEY
LONDON", Dec. 2fi. Indian Secretary
Lord Hurley li.'ia announced his -plan
to reform the administration cf India.
He'iwvlo Ti attempt to" minimize' the
formidable difficulties owing to unrest
and anarchy, but he said there is no
fear of anything like an uprising, al
though a panic is possible. ; In spite of
' the bombs of terrorists he has deter
mined to carry out the promised policy
of constitutional reform.
The government intends, he explained,
rt to increase the membership of both
: the judicial and the viceroy's councils
by nomination tied election giving the
different classes representation; second,
to lepeal the prohibition against the
leuislativc council diaetiaaing matters of
general importance; third, to increase
the executive councils oi omunj
Madras from two to four members each;
fourth, to live the lieutenant governor
n executive rouncil of two member!.
Appropriate
Many Little
Jdened -
The good
Medford each
Christinas
tttd Lif they
fault, for he
exercises that
nt fiundav
hoys and girls of
saw Santa C'laus
Christmas night
it was their owa
up at each of the
held by the diffcr-
of the city nnd
stayed long cto ,!,, emh itt6
tot nappy. . it was sn v(,rv buHy
that tho entei, nn(J tn b-0 d(lne
for the most if tho children them
selves, thoughliek called t. e,h
place and paiil spects. .
The festivttl,he v. E. ehi.r,.h
.Toutn, were ll,nstmas eve. . the
mourners or n,rcn giving their
young people indid tree loaded
with presents, hxcellent program
was given by lldren.. one of the
qciigmrui numr ,t being a mo.
wuu uuucu uy llldren. '
The PreU church.
JOHNSON WINS CHAMPIONSHIP ,
OF THE WORLD FROM BURNS'
1M
At .the" Presb
church on Christ-
mas eve an exd.jly fine program
whs given by tl
day school. Tl
fully given b4i
well as the duel
were thorough I J
audience. -
There was a
ent with lights
ing it gift for
On account
These bags werrr(j rP.0iVed bv
little girls dref,Tnnnn(.fle ftnd
TiKlians. I
The churoh it4llgi, the lavish
and artistic U8(istn)H8 greens
and flowers, wnlr of beautv.
At the Baptist an interesting
program was wit v an nudiencc
numbering about ir(. nlso was
a magnificent trt rotund Santa
f'ftus, radiating f aj ood chil
dren. The spirit jg wfls em.
pnustzed by a nu ri,1JE fOT n,jg.
sions by each cia i gift of
for the same purj f,0 One Hun
dred club.
The Meth irtfa.
The M. E. chui istmns eve
presented a scent ousness nnd
good will. An ext Mit program
was given by th t the most
and fifth, to adopt a device to seenri- .nm.ii.ii- u- htiu-
an oficial majoritv in the legislative , in wh.ch severnl cnjtinp around
a fireplace resolve some mon-
... ey they had sa evangel but
FAEMEHS PLEAD GUILTT OF when a forlorn begjnly nppear-
POLLUTINO WATERSHED their rcsolut.odltm;ly for-
i.. oc.in the of heart and
bers of the Sun
nt ion s so delight-
members, . OS
ets nnd choruses
ed by a large
wis-tree resplend-
tuncnts and hold'
joy and girl.
On account 'limited capacity
of the ehurcn, . Warner, supor-
intenaent or Tlirv dennrtment.
Held their oxerlnesdav after-
noon. The sinril,,ff nmi thnmrht-
impressed upon
fulness for otli
the little tots
bring a tiny ba J
or dimes, which
and tie them
ng each child
ies and nickeis
d been saving,
hristmas tree.
they gave
f 'I n;'ct,l,; Attornev.the money to him.khe beggar
crnn.ny ,u.. . . . , tQ hQ ftn
Va :r7: ;"ont! When anything id in the
TJX riaTtX
poiin.wig ... ... " aVK epeet somet
irom win-....'".: . Thnfr wll0 W(.re
water snpp.. , Thnrsiay evening at
The aotcnaani, ---r-. exercises were not
ZVZrZrZ&'ZZ have abat- rJ.
- - . i i ,.,.;, thnm. miMitr.. v. v..
The present typoid fever epidemic, ih
attributed to the pollution of the Mai
den creek supplv. There are W cases
up to date and 22 deaths. The authori
ties have cheeked the epidemic.
inment at
ihe people
ually gnod
rnacle on
ttnas tree
ed. The
pw ft;' i
Jrj Y ' '
J .- Vl 4 , if .
TED WiLLNOT WEST WON
IN CASE
Has Been Deiuged With
a Flood of Telegrams
Regarding the Gompers
and Mitchell Case
WASHINGTON, Dec. 2d. Pr. sMer.t
Roosevelt will not interfere with the
(Jr-npLna case as long as it is in the
conrts, according o authoritativv iufor
inatu.u received today. The prei-ideat
believes that any action by him is un
necpsi;ary( an the defendants have al
ready given notice of appeal. Tho pres
ident is preparing uu answer to the
many requests ho has received thut he
take action.
Hundreds of tdcgrnms from lubor
tenders and others all over flie countrv
have- boon received by President Itoose-
volt uskiug that he prevent the impris
onments of Samuel Gompers, John Mit
chell und Prank Morrison under tho de
cision of Judge Wright. A good sam
ple of the telegrams was one from John
H. Walker, Illinois president, of the
United Mine Workers of America who
protested against the sentence,' saying
that while it might be in accordance
with the law, the law was an tinjunt
one and ought to bo repealed. '
JACK I0HVSON AND TOMMY BURNS .
Who Fought Fourteen Bonnds or th e World's Pugilistic Championship.
SYDNEY Austrauin, Dec. 2(5. Jack 'Johnson after the sixth round ev:l ni
.lohnsnn is today the heawyweight chain Jy disregarded any possible Injury t.i
i ion pugilist of tho world the. only himsolf and went after his man, tihivg
man win can dispute his hnni'i; a few stiff ones himself.
JnniPb .'. JetTries, who has itiiri .tired t Heore the. count was completed tl.o
his retireuicnt. For on yesterbi; 1 'gong so.u led, but the police wo .ill noz
put Tommy Burns down and out ;n the let tho bnttlc go on. Over T.))fO f.ns
14th rounl after a hard gruelling ,.un saw the fjght,
test in wlrcL he was tlie winoer Hi tbi Jnck Join. son was up early e.nd .Urw
wa.V- ed but !K:e effects of his bv. g.mi
liurns ( mply had no chano? at all. Fitzpatne'., the champion's mn ye.,
but his gnmeness made him hi lav. deluged with telegrams from .iiki..h
for Jolnt.-m ') vi.-ious jnbs for 14 roi nds ,and Englvifl rnakinc ehallenires nd of
before ti e merciful knockout hlo.v eaH . I fering dii.es.
MEDFORD SASH AND DOOR . .
PLANT CHANGES HANDS
J. T. Thomaten of the r"inn of the
Medford Hah & Poor Compnnv has sold
his interest to Tom Moffat. The new
company will a shut tic all assets nud'lit
ibilities of the old com puny, The com
, jinny moved its plant last spring from
iiiext to the nutn garage to it present
(site, where a new building wns erected
Tho Medford Sush & Door (,'ompauy is
PIONEER SUGAR
KING IS DEAD
Glaus Spreckles Passes Assassin Hits President of
CARRIE GETS A BID
Clans, descending 4ey. The
stage was fixed up tit a room
with an old fasbionlfirPplace.
Two little children ni.jr stock
ings, said' their eveorBi and
were tucked safely ilia 8anta
Clans then came dl hiraney
filled the little atorl lighted
TO SPEAK DT LONDON I lf chri,tn) trLhild,en
L.mi older ones. Ik ;.H
eren the older ones,
AUKHDKKS", Dec. 28. Came r.ation, jpf 0),j snu CTans
nbo arrived here a few days a(ro ba
receive ao offer by telegram to lecture
at a linden music Vail.
The telegram adds:
"Conrteont aad ater;iv treatment
gncranteed."
Carrie kat ftd l P"'-"-orally.
pe4ig a tfreement a te
term a.
ibe Tiait
ere di-
tribnted to all the chl,nt ,nd
the Suaday . hool
Those who mtaaed tiinmeat
will b aure to be it
MarrlV" tl
Claries K. Co li-land.
..It.
Away at His Home in
San Francisco
SAN FRANCISCO, (al., Dec. 20.
Claus Spreckels, sugar king and the
pioneer promoter of this city, died nt
his residence at 4:30 this morning of
pneumonia. He was SO years old. His
Hons, Kudolph, the chief figure of the
graft prosecution, und John D., the
steamship owner, were at his bedside.
spreckels w.is born in Tjaostedt, Han
vor (Jermanv, in He came to
the United States in 384(1 and settled
in Charleston, S. C. In 15(1 ho went
to San Francisco, where bo kept a
store, nnd later a brewery, and in 1863
h established the Bay sugar refinery.
He imported his raw material from Ha
waii, where he acquired large proper
ties and owned in addition a bet farm
of 1500 acres at Wattonville, Cal.
lift was the inventor of a new sugar
refining process and besides his sugar
industry be midi tho Oceanic Steam
ship company, ofMH&tinff between Ban
JPssmeiaeo aad AMtalia.--.trll.jM
lagfe fleet of -aa il in f ' mrm ck.
ATTEMPT MADE
ON FALLIERES
not a corporation, but u artnership 'of
'two Paul llnnsen and Tm MVrffnt.
Mioth men nrc thnrough mechanics iiml
tho work that this company has turmd
out speaks for itself. The plant will bo
enlarged by additional machinery, new
lumber sheds and wilt also enlarge its
glue room. Mr. Hansen is now in Port
land after new machinery nnd will see
about getting more lumber.
When the additional machinery is in
'stalled the mill will be in position to
turn out twice the output as at pres
ent. U.'lii
France in Ear-Was Act
uated by Political Spite
CHINA TO SEND 2,000
STUDENTS TO STUDY HERE
rrrBS fiAGTJB,J)et;-Mft foreign
xutf rci vd --mm official -tommmmi-
Itmtiaa: froa Qui man ttoil naafTor-
pwHsfw to rrwiregffthKHm trr tfcf
I f-tfem t -rf -e -.tiffgr cm- brtps
j !U1and aiM T'iE.ila.
PARIS, Dec. 2(1. President Fallicr.i
who was attacked yesterday by J"an
Mnttis, was present at a council of mm
isters today apparently entirely recov
Mid from his sliiit injuries. Fallierei
iiat-mnted thut th i acquittal of (iregorj
f fr shooting :jairr Dreyfus led Mattis
to seek notoriely bj assaulting him.
President Fallic.es escaped death at
tho hands of a youthful assassin yes
terday by a hair breadth.
The youn Lira fired at the presi
deiitVnd tio I 'I'lct passed through the
president s tar, inflicting a painful bjt
:c- serious wound.
The young woudl be nssassio gave the
name of Mappis. . The police say he,
admitted he was actuated by political
D'to'and wanted to kill the president.
Falliereg showed great pretenco of
nind and betrayed no sign of cieite
mpnt. He raid the injury was hardly
worthy of mention.
Too Late to Classify.
WANTED Boon and board by festle
man J a strictly private family of you up
or middle f4 couple; a born deeirfd;
wiil permanent. Addreas R. B. Ilur
1 . v ... d- l'Try, eity, 299
PKKINO, Iec, 2(1. Plans have feeti
drnwn up by the Chinese (lovornment
for sending some two thousand Chin
ese students to America in accordance
with the agreement negotiated by Min
ister Rock hill this summer. Thi
agreetnent Vr,iv''l,f' f"r Rending 100
students annually for four years and
fifty nnnnully for the remainding of the
term of the Roxer indemnitv of Amer
ican schools and colleges, Kighty prr
cent of these students nre to tudv
manual art and U0 per cent Inw and
gi.vernment.
The plan provides for a Chineae edu
cational cumniision with five assistants
in the United States. There is t"
be a commission in Poking Which will
ds:gnate the school to which students
are to be sent. One of its members is
to be a member of the American Lega
tion here and two othern are to be mem
bers of the Oiinof e Hoard of odueatiini.
The age of the students to he sent will
vary from twelve years to twenty yearn.
WRESTLING
HONORS
TooK Three Falls to
Sciioltes' One -Visitor
Won Applause by Classy
Showing- Out Weighed
oUulAR BRUTALLY ASSAULTS
AOED COUPLE; MAN DIES
NATKZ, Miss., Dec. 21. Kobert F.
Red, aged 70, and his wife, aged 10,
were brutally assaulted during the night
of Thurr,dny by a burglar. Reed died
lit the hospital and the woman is not
expected to live.
Circuit Court News.
Oold Hill bank vs. Hold Hill Canal
company; demurrer withdrawn and nn
fwer filed. ...
B. L. ftsbio vs. Koto May&tODd: ac
tio to recover mono; Jefsult end judg
eat for plaintiff.
r. C. Page va. Lawreoee L. O rover;
nit tl qoist litle; 4efault and decree.
By taking, three falls to tho visitor's
one, . H. Wost, on Christmns after
noon, won tho wrestlinir muteli with
William Scholtes, nnd placed himself in'
a ulass to meet tho renowned wrestlers
in tho vicinity of Portland and proba
bly in the very near future West will
uturtnin n local audience with n go
with Borne celebrity. Hut it was not
without a severe struggle tlmt West
put Slioltes to the mut three times, for
the plucky little wrestler from Tho
Dalles was there with tho goods and
West, found it out, ll was a caso of
Greek meet Greek, but West had the
advantage, inasmuch us he was the
heaviest by some 0 or 2fi pound nnd
consequently won out.
West showed t better form than hi
either of the preceding matches ho has
engaged in in this city, and was also in
better condition. Ho went after his
mun from the start, and as fur as it waB
possible he wbb tho uggressof. West
will put up a great showing ugahist the
future men he expects to meet.
Broke Many Holds.
Scholtes time and again broke the
holds that. West obtained, and by his
speedy work escaped time and timo
again, from holds that .would have put
him to tho mat had ho lu-en less speedy.
Tho nndie'nee applauded again and again
i' '".- intiur tin no Hiioweu sonic OX-
uidnallv clever bit" of wnrk." He wmi
a iu' Mi'df'orcl us u( clean wrestler,,
and Whenever he " waii.ts .tip come back-
.'..Nti-.i i ' :!iV.. '.i '
(iyei a "niun'pf Ins iveight 'und his op
poiH'n't' will have to be a cruekerjnek o.
pul'him diwn. 'His great strength as"
rlerted' itself when he bridged time and
time again, and in spite of West's
weight ami strength escaped having his
shonlde rpoints put on the mat.
The bout started right from the mo
ment the two men met. There was no
feeling out no hesitancy they both
went after the purse. It took West 10
n.inutctund 41 seconds to win the tlrst
tall, and that was only woa after
Scholtes had escaped two half Nelsons
nnd wns caught in u third about the
body.
Scholtes Won Second Fall.
The second go went to Selndtes in 4
minutes 2.1 2-5 seconds.' Ho jumped in,
aught West, put him on his (ytees and
began playing with liim trying for posi
tion, finally ho got hold of West's
toes in Frank (Jotcli 's famous too
hold und put West down fairly to the
mat.
The third fall was taken by West in
I" minutes and 21 seconds. This came
nftor five minutes' solid effort to break
iJown WcholtnK bridge with his neek
nnd feet. The strain finally been me too
great, and the little man had to give in.
The first part of the fourth fall was
tnken up by stalling both men striving
for the upper position when tho fall
came. It. took West !l minutes ami 24.
seconds to win the final round.
The audience was the largest that has
yet attended a wrestling match in the
city. The audi tire was representative
of all the claf-iiei' of the city. The sports
were out in force mid many solid busi
ness men and at least one reverend gen
tlemau was present. Tho sport was
dean, and there is nothing about it. that
fchould prevent any person being present.
Judge h. ft. Kelly was chosen referee
at the matsidn by the audience aad gave
perfect satisfaction.
It in to be hoped that West gets a
chance now with some of the "big"
ones from Portland or Seattle.
KOREAN WHO KILLED STEVENS
TO BE SENTENCED SATURDAY
HAS FRANCISCO, Cal., Dec. 2o
lit Wan Chang who was last night con-,
ftct'ed in the e.eoon4 degree of murder
ing American Diplomat Durham White
hUt-eos-in this city !ct Mart ?., will b
sepfviced Saturday. Stoveo-i wui shot
while passing through Hun Fri '-ico
oh hie way to Washington fron e rea.
He died two days Inter. TSe K ' ana
heer 'believed be : inUnd i ' t. :raj
tfaei. touutry.